“PDP pays for speaking truth to power”, Mehbooba on FIR lodged against her

Srinagar, May 29: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday “amused” over FIR filed against her for apparently flouting Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for protesting and blocking main road at Bijbehara Anantnag against detention of party workers on May 25.

She said PDP is paying price for speaking truth to power.

Taking to micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter), Mehbooba Mufti said: “Amusing to find an FIR filed against me for apparently flouting MCC. This is the price PDP has paid for speaking truth to power. Our protest was against GOI in cahoots with local administration for detaining hundreds of PDP polling agents & workers in the hours leading upto voting. Still not satisfied the same administration went onto launch Cordon & Search Operations in traditional PDP stronghold areas to terrorise our voters and prevent them from exercising their right to vote. Ulta chor kotwal ko daante”.

Earlier police in an FIR stated that “It is bring to your kind notice that on 25.05.2024 a huge number of PDP workers led by Madam Mehbooba Mufti assembled in Bijbehara town and raising slogans for releasing the PDP workers which amounted the gross violation of MCC. The huge group of PDP workers also blocked the main road and stage a protest at main spot Bijbehara more than one hour which amounts violations of section 144 CrPC which is imposed in the parliamentary 3-Anatnang-Rajouri Constituency order issued by District Magistrate concerned”.

The FIR further mentioned that “As per the section 144 CrPC gathering of four persons are restricted during the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) upto 4 June hence in violation of the order. It is requested that necessary action may initiated under rules against the Madam Mehbooba Mufti along with her workers who are identified by the concerned police authority.